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Kevin Hegarty KC & Ben Williams
Crime
24/04/2023

Kevin Hegarty KC and Ben Williams prosecute a high profile murder trial at Stafford Crown Court

Kevin Hegarty KC and Ben Williams prosecute a high profile murder trial at Stafford Crown Court. The Defendant drove a car into a crowd of young adults gathered on the pavement outside a takeaway, in the small hours of a Sunday morning last October,...
Ben Williams
Regulatory
21/04/2023

Ben Williams prosecutes two companies in Health & Safety case at Newcastle Crown

Ben Williams has prosecuted two companies in a Health & Safety case at Newcastle Crown. The sentencing judge determined that the first defendant, Tolent Construction Limited’s breach of construction safety regulations merited a fine of £1m,...
Chambers Conference
Employment
20/04/2023

Junior Employment Group Launch – 11 May 2023

“…[S]ome areas of employment law can, however regrettably, involve real complication, both procedural and substantial; and even the most wary can on occasion stumble into a legal bear-trap.” – Lord Justice Underhill From clients to...
Emma Templar
Family
18/04/2023

The PLO: How can Practitioners help?

By now, anyone who works in Family Law is aware of the impact Covid 19 and the increase in applications had on the Public Law Outline (PLO).  As a result, in January 2023, the President of the Family Division relaunched the PLO with the...
Marc Brown and Mark Grant
Business & Property
17/04/2023

Breakfast Seminar: Civil Litigation Update

Please join us at our breakfast seminar where Marc Brown and Mark Grant will provide updates and insights in the Civil Litigation process, looking at recent developments and changes affecting users of the Business & Property Courts.   ...
Happy Easter
General News
06/04/2023

Easter opening hours

With Easter Sunday on April 9th we can confirm that Chambers will be closed on both the Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays, opening again as normal on Tuesday April 11th.
Charles Blatchford
Regulatory
04/04/2023

Charles Blatchford successfully prosecutes fatality matter on behalf of the Heath and Safety Executive

On 28 March 2023, LM140121 Ltd (formerly known as Le Maitre Ltd) was found guilty after a trial of breaching health and safety regulations in relation to operations at their factory at Fourth Drove, Peterborough in the run up to an explosion on 2...
Christopher Millington KC and Tom Walkling
Crime
03/04/2023

Murder and manslaughter acquittal

Following an 8-week trial at Stafford Crown Court, Christopher Millington KC, leading Tom Walkling, and instructed by Eddowes Waldron Solicitors, secured the unanimous acquittal of their client, charged with murder and manslaughter. The defendant had...
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